Sleeping Positions Affect Your Sleep
We all know that sleep is essential for our bodies to rest and recover. But…
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UK government’s work to tackle health disparities of covid-19
I am writing to provide further detail on the government’s work to tackle the health…
Bird Watching, Walking, Relaxing Outdoors: How to Help Ourselves When Stressed
A new study hopes to better understand how our well-being can be impacted by nature…
Study Looks at COVID-19 Differences in Treatment and Survival
Researchers analyzed patients at 65 hospitals across the U.S. to document the factors leading to…
Covid-19: US cases are greatly underestimated, seroprevalence studies suggest
Several seroprevalence studies suggest that US covid-19 infections are many times higher than the reported…
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Covid-19: Trump shifts tone by endorsing masks and admitting US situation will worsen
President Donald Trump signalled a shift in tone this week by admitting that the US…
High-deductible health plans and major cardiovascular outcomes
New research finds that individuals with cardiovascular disease risk factors who switched to high-deductible health…
In cell studies, seaweed extract outperforms remdesivir in blocking COVID-19 virus
In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes COVID-19, an extract from…
If relaxed too soon, physical distancing measures might have been all for naught
If physical distancing measures in the United States are relaxed while there is still no…
Coronavirus makes changes that cause cells not to recognize it
The novel coronavirus changes the appearance of its messenger RNA cap to trick the host…
Livestock expansion is a factor in global pandemics
A new study looks at the growth of global livestock farming and the threat to…
Rapid COVID-19 test developed to detect neutralizing antibodies with high specificity and sensitivity
A unique and rapid SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus neutralisation test (sVNT) may be the much needed…
Covid-19: GPs raise workload concerns as government extends flu vaccination programme
The influenza vaccination programme will be expanded in the UK this winter to help reduce…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Moderna loses a key patent decision; China says its Covid-19 vaccine will be ready this year
Good morning and happy Friday. Elizabeth Cooney here, thinking of the vacationing Ed Silverman’s weekly…
Cosmetic surgeon wins appeal against suspension from UK medical register
A cosmetic surgeon has won an appeal against a decision to suspend him from the…
Unwanted pregnancies fall worldwide but women in poorer countries remain disadvantaged, study finds
Women in the world’s poorest regions face persistent and major inequalities in access to sexual…
US decision to pull out of World Health Organization
President Donald Trump’s announcement on 29 May 20201 that the US would withdraw from the…
National registry will record patient outcomes from devices implanted during vascular surgery
The UK National Vascular Registry will now record details of medical devices implanted in patients…
Opinion: A pandemic ethical conundrum: Must health care workers risk their lives to treat Covid-19 patients?
The sweep of Covid-19 across the globe has raised a fundamental question about medical ethics:…
Opinion: Say her name: Don’t erase Bebe Moore Campbell from National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
The U.S. health care system has long neglected minority mental health. It continues to do…
STAT Plus: A test you can breathe in: Scientists are developing synthetic biosensors to monitor lung disease
Imagine inhaling a sensor that could monitor lung disease patients’ response to therapy, emitting a…
STAT Plus: New research finds a wide gulf in engagement with digital mental health tools
A first-of-its-kind analysis, conducted in collaboration with researchers at Microsoft, paints a detailed picture of…
‘X to the Z’: San Francisco official pushes city to condemn public hospital’s Zuckerberg name
A San Francisco city official is introducing a resolution to condemn the city’s public hospital…
Carolyn Hax: She wanted a baby. He didn’t. Now, she’s pregnant and lonely. – Washington Post
Carolyn Hax: She wanted a baby. He didn’t. Now, she’s pregnant and lonely. Washington Post Read…
‘Cancer charade’ investigated: Tip-off was her surprising pregnancy, California cops say – The Mercury News
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Plastic flow into ocean expected to triple by 2040, action could stem tide more than 80%
A new analysis finds that without immediate and sustained action, the annual flow of plastic…
Preventing the next pandemic
A new article shows that an annual investment of $30 billion should be enough to…
Study finds decline in emergent hospitalizations during early phase of COVID-19
Researchers report on the decline of emergent medical, surgical and obstetric hospitalizations at the medical…
COVID-19 Update | Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market: Production Information Analysis With Forecast 2027 | Columbia Nutritional, First Natural Brands Ltd. – Cole of Duty
COVID-19 Update | Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market: Production Information Analysis With Forecast 2027 |…
Aetna aims to offer alternative to high-deductible plans in 2 new benefit designs – FierceHealthcare
Aetna aims to offer alternative to high-deductible plans in 2 new benefit designs FierceHealthcare Read Original…
Spectrum Health offers alternative financing – grbj.com
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Hubble sees summertime on Saturn
Saturn is truly the lord of the rings in this latest snapshot from NASA’s Hubble…
Listen: The U.K.’s vaccine push, how to cover the pandemic, and a DNA detective story
How soon will we get a Covid-19 vaccine? Why is biotech moving airline stocks? And…
STAT Plus: Ruling threatens to upend patents on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
Moderna, racing to develop a vaccine for Covid-19, lost a key patent decision Thursday, one…
Vikings had smallpox and may have helped spread the world’s deadliest virus
Scientists have discovered extinct strains of smallpox in the teeth of Viking skeletons – proving…
Neanderthals may have had a lower threshold for pain
Pain is mediated through specialized nerve cells that are activated when potentially harmful things affect…
Meet Cosmo, a bull calf designed to produce 75% male offspring
Scientists have successfully produced a bull calf, named Cosmo, who was genome-edited as an embryo…
FDA says opioid labels must include information about naloxone
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it would require drug manufacturers…
STAT Plus: The FDA got a lot more flexible during Covid — and pharma’s already pushing to make it permanent
WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical industry made it clear to the Food and Drug Administration that…
At-Home Tests Plus Mailed Reminders Encourage Colorectal Cancer Screening
Although colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the US, screening numbers aren’t…
STAT Plus: ‘Inactive’ drug ingredients are not always inactive, study finds
What’s in that pill you just swallowed? The label on the bottle lists the drug’s…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: NIH launching ‘flurry’ of Covid-19 treatment trials; Pfizer-BioNTech deal sets ceiling for vaccine price
Good morning. Elizabeth Cooney here, filling in for Ed Silverman until he returns from vacation…
Colonoscopy in the over 75s . . . and other stories
Complications of colonoscopyA retrospective survey of patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy finds that complications in people…
Covid-19: Acts of omission
The UK government is becoming known for acts of omission. No evidence exists of Russian…
The rise of the souvenir scanners: ultrasonography on the high street
At least 250 private ultrasound clinics have sprung up across UK high streets in recent…
The BMJ Awards 2020: Research paper of the year
Using a single dose of prophylactic antibiotic after assisted vaginal birth would prevent thousands of…
The BMJ Awards 2020: Outstanding contribution to health
David Pencheon, founding director of the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) for NHS England and Public…
Medical leaders write to PM calling for “decisive action” against obesity and health inequalities
The government’s plans for tackling obesity must be part of a wider strategy to reduce…
Opinion: Using a global network of adaptive clinical trials to fight Covid-19
Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 can circle the globe with astonishing speed by taking advantage of human…
Opinion: ‘How painful is the cost of your health care?’ The case for a new vital sign
“On a scale of 0 to 10, how painful is the cost of your health…